Volleyball Preview: New Canaan Rams vs. Trumbull Eagles
New Canaan is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Trumbull is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The New Canaan Rams will welcome the Trumbull Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Canaan will bounce into Friday's game after beating St. Joseph, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. New Canaan had just enough and edged St. Joseph out 3-2 on Wednesday.
New Canaan had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-8.
Among those leading the charge was Kelly Vance, who had four aces and three digs. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
New Canaan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, everything went Trumbull's way against Ridgefield on Wednesday as Trumbull made off with a 3-0 victory.
Trumbull never let Ridgefield on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 25-17.
New Canaan's win bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Trumbull, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
New Canaan suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Trumbull in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will New Canaan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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